Lang Lang donated hundreds of pianos to Britain, which sounds really rare. There are thousands of children in mainland China who have never seen the piano. From the perspective of charity, the vast rural areas in the mainland are barren places for music, with a commercial profit rate of-100%, which belongs to 100% rural teacher charity. It does not conform to Lang Lang's business development plan.
Therefore, Lang Lang's donation to Britain is based on the commercial paving of "the rich help the rich". The donation itself can shape Lang Lang's image in Britain, and then benefit from the remaining donations in Britain. This practice is understandable, and it is also one of Lang Lang's business routes, with charity as its purpose.
In fact, this is not the first time Lang Lang has done this. Lang Lang's charitable funds are spread all over the developed regions of the world. In London, Britain and the United States, more than 200,000 children have been supported by Lang Lang Music Charity. This is also one of the ways to consolidate Lang Lang's international status.
Can only say-understandably, people are willing to donate, and then continue to earn money from foreigners. Only this practice also shows that business is business after all, and Lang Lang's foothold is business. There is a complicated logic, which is simply the following four points:
1: Rural areas in the mainland do not have the conditions to systematically learn piano for children. When pianos were given to rural areas in Chinese mainland in batches, a large number of chickens and ducks talked. Louis Koo's abandonment of primary schools in the Mainland is a lesson from the past. The lack of music resources in the mainland can not be filled by Lang Lang alone, but is related to all dimensions. Divide personal strength by 10 million and there is only one leader left. It is better to gain overseas reputation with small money and earn overseas money.
As an artist in China, Lang Lang has been transmitting the correct image of the G family to Africa, Europe and Asia since 2004. This is one of Lang Lang's normal charity activities.
3. Britain's musical atmosphere and musical literacy are indeed higher than those in mainland China, and it is Lang Lang's main money-making market.
4. Lang Lang also donated pianos to children in remote areas of China, set up music classrooms and taught piano lessons for public welfare. However, as mentioned in the first article, the mainland does not have systematic piano learning conditions for children, and these donations have little effect.
Add the following four points:
1: Chickens tell ducks that piano learning conditions in Chinese mainland are low. First of all, we must admit one thing. There is a threshold for piano learning. By 2022, I personally guess that there will not be more than 30 million people in the country who can read the staff. I'm not very good at the open course of music theory of Central Conservatory of Music. I can only read some basic staff, such as the piano score of a professional symphony. I'm not proficient in academics, but musicians are about the same order of magnitude.
Assuming that the number of people who can read the staff is X, it is almost certain that 98% of this X number exists in the first, second and third tier cities, and even fewer rural towns and villages are more remote. The staff is only the basis of learning the piano, so for the mainland, Lang Lang really can't get much profit return.
However, this is not without solutions. For example, giving pianos to third-and fourth-tier cities or county-level schools, even if the piano sounds far away, is an unforgettable experience for rural children. But it doesn't meet Lang Lang's business positioning.
Generally speaking, we have to admit that there are objective factors in Lang Lang's behavior of not donating hundreds of pianos and not equipping teachers in batches in rural areas in the mainland, because rural areas really cannot provide music resources other than pianos, which will lead to a certain waste of resources, and his own strength is limited. It can only be promoted and cannot be replaced by the Ministry of Music and Education.
However, the real greatness lies in his willingness to promote regardless of interests, such as selling medicine at a loss in Dying for Survival. Charity was originally defined as free help. Therefore, Lang Lang's behavior can still be said to be "paving the way for business" rather than charity in the true sense.
As the ambassador of the United Nations, Lang Lang has been devoted to maintaining the image of the G family. What we need to make clear is that Lang Lang belongs to one of the most commercialized pianists in the world, maybe not one, and he is the only one who belongs to China. His exposure is really too high. Under this exposure, Lang Lang belongs to the party with big assets. In this case, Lang Lang didn't say to hide his ability, but tried to show the G family's ability.
You know, foreigners from Britain, Germany, the United States and other places gather together, and it is a demonstration of G's strength to have a China standing on the main stage for the people around to listen. Therefore, Lang Lang's own international development route is a multi-point charity maintenance road.
From the perspective of the international stage, it is no problem for Lang Lang to donate hundreds of pianos to Britain. The background of this incident in Britain is this:
Due to the shortage of funds caused by the economic contraction, the British Ministry of Education decided to reduce the funding for school music in London. This directly led to the deletion of music lessons from the curriculum. On this premise, Lang Lang thought it appropriate to provide hundreds of pianos to the British Ministry of Education. Personally, I guess these hundreds of pianos should be made in China, but there is no specific data to support them.
The key to this incident caused an uproar was the British newspaper The Times, which publicized this incident with great fanfare. This openness is stronger than ordinary charitable donations, and it is more like a ... a symbolic event propaganda. But it is not clear what kind of symbol it is, and it is the benchmark of charity. Is it the benchmark of piano art? It is also a benchmark for commercial or other negative uses, which are possible.
From this incident itself, let's look back at the charity that Lang Lang did in China. In fact, Lang Lang's contribution at home is far greater than that abroad. Because the situation is different, most of Lang Lang's charities in the mainland donate money directly to local charities instead of doing music charity overseas. This is also the key to a little public opinion. Because in contrast, people suddenly feel that Lang Lang doesn't donate pianos to the mainland.
But in fact, what we need in the mainland is far from being solved by hundreds of pianos, but tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of pianos are needed to solve this problem. Therefore, donations are more suitable for the situation in our mainland.
On May 12, 2008, Lang Lang donated money to participate in the first benefit performance of literary and art workers in the capital, and the donation received for the performance reached17 million yuan. To tell the truth, Lang Lang contributed a lot to this charity performance and promoted the international market. In addition, together with 5 100 mineral water, he donated mineral water worth100 million yuan to the people in the disaster area.
Then, in September, Lang Lang performed in the concert of 100,000 people square held in new york Central Park. The Steinway red piano he played was then auctioned and the proceeds were donated to the Sichuan disaster area. This is the most effective means and method to push domestic events to the international arena.
Therefore, from the perspective of charity, there is not much problem for Lang Lang to donate pianos to English schools.
3. The British market has higher musical literacy than the domestic market, and it is the main market for Lang Lang as a descendant of the dragon to earn money from foreigners. First of all, we need to look at this matter with dialectical thinking. In the art field monopolized by the West for a long time, A Lang Lang earned money from foreigners, which is an epic progress in itself, which is why Lang Lang exists on the stage of almost every country. It has been recognized by the G family.
From this point of view, today's Lang Lang happens to be at the peak of his career, but his career was blocked from 20 19 because of the irreversible epidemic. Under such circumstances, if Lang Lang wants to maintain the original commercial scale, he has to take action through various means and channels. This time, the British Ministry of Education cut funding for music education, which is a good example for Lang Lang. You can achieve the best publicity effect at a reasonable price. There must be an account behind this, and it has a high return effect in business.
For the British market, as one of the regions with the largest audience of classical music, Lang Lang's development barrier is here. In Germany, Lang Lang has achieved great success, but for Britain, there are always voices against Lang Lang. In essence, Lang Lang's development in Europe is in a state that needs further development.
For the audience of classical music, Britain still occupies the top of a large part of the art consumption population. Based on market considerations, Lang Lang, who is based on world business, must have an internal account book to ensure that the donation to British schools is driven by sufficient interests.
For us, it means that Lang Lang has to pay more taxes, which in itself has a certain positive effect. Moreover, the background of this donation is British music education, which is undoubtedly a very good investment point. This kind of thing, education, belongs to the word-of-mouth image of steady profit. We have also provided a lot of assistance to other regions.
4. Lang Lang's music charity and music career in China; I checked, and it is true that Lang Lang donated the piano directly. This is the first time. It's never happened before. It was all donations before.
In the domestic music environment, Lang Lang started his own music school, and the cost of completing the whole grade is about 200,000, which is reasonable, with content quality and low score. Friends who have been in piano major should know very well that the cost of an art specialty student from primary school to university must be more than 200 thousand, and the whole grade includes equipment, one-on-one, one-to-many and other music environments. There is not much to spray on this point itself.
However, compared with Lang Lang, who knows to donate piano abroad, but does piano training in China, it is indeed somewhat inappropriate, at least in public opinion. Because London also belongs to the British metropolis, while China has a large number of first-tier cities and second-tier cities, and it also lacks pianos. Music education in these cities also needs more equipment and teachers, which Lang Lang did not do very well.
On the whole, Lang Lang's business profit is more than the charity of donating piano. There is less help at home than abroad.
Many people use a great spirit of internationalism to evaluate the donation of piano to Lang Lang.
To put it mildly, this is Lang Lang's own business. Anyway, they all make money abroad. Who do you want to give it to and donate it to that country is Lang Lang's own business. Others had better not criticize.
We have many poverty-stricken areas in China, where many poor children also need donations. Why can't most of the money donated to Britain be donated to them?
Britain is a developed capitalist country. Are they short of money? In today's society, many well-known things are publicized every day, and art has no national boundaries.
Bah! Art has no national boundaries, but artists have nationality. Why don't the so-called artists and writers in the United States and western countries donate money to our poor areas in China?
Of course, I don't deny that Lang Lang has donated money to many places in China, but so what? There are more poverty-stricken areas in China than in Britain. Why not give priority to our motherland when we have money?
How to treat pianist donating piano to Britain?
In fact, in recent years, similar phenomena are not uncommon.
Some rich people, especially entrepreneurs, make huge donations to American universities for their children to attend a good university in the United States. If Trump hadn't cracked down on China enterprises and China students had investigated these universities, I really didn't know that there were so many rich people in China who got their diplomas from prestigious schools through the transfer of benefits to their children. In other words, this is also a huge loophole in the outflow of social wealth.
Then, why did Lang Lang donate so many pianos to Britain? This is really hard to say. But one thing is certain, it must be considered from personal interests, and it is for the personal interests of some aspects.
As the saying goes: there is no blind spot in the heart, and love has no borders! Lang Lang, a famous pianist, donated pianos to Britain. This is a transnational charity, but it was reviled by some people with ulterior motives, and even said that he was unpatriotic. Really chilling! In the eyes of these people, it is unpatriotic for Lang Lang to marry his beloved Korean girlfriend and become the son-in-law of a Korean instead of a China!
These people who abused Lang Lang think that Britain is a developed country, and Lang Lang, as a China native, donated the piano to the British instead of donating money to the poor children in China, which is unpatriotic.
In my opinion, this view is completely moral kidnapping, which is simply nonsense.
First of all, Lang Lang is a world-famous pianist. Not all his money is earned at home, but also a lot abroad. To say the least, he earns money by his own labor, and he has complete control over his property. How he spends it is nobody's business! Donating the piano to England is entirely his freedom, no one cares!
I think these people are either ignorant or have ulterior motives! Looking at the domestic piano education and training market, those who are expensive and can afford to learn piano are the children of rich families, while the children of poor families, even if they have pianos, can't afford the expensive piano learning fees or even the examination fees. Under such circumstances, even if Lang wants to donate it to children in China, it is estimated that it is difficult to find a suitable donor. Because the children of rich families don't need his donation, and the children of poor families, even if they accept the donation, can't afford to pay the tuition and learn the piano.
In my opinion, judging from the fact that Lang Lang donated the piano, he can be said to be an artist with both ability and political integrity. On April 27th, Lang Lang and his Lang Lang Art Foundation donated a batch of 700,000 parent-child epidemic prevention kits to the mother-child groups in Shanghai, which can be used by 3,000 children in Shanghai for half a month.
In this matter, I completely stand on Lang Lang's side and support his great love. Those who question Lang Lang are either ignorant or have ulterior motives. In their view, it is unpatriotic for Lang Lang to donate the piano to Britain. Then, he married his beloved Korean girlfriend and became a Korean son-in-law instead of China's son-in-law, which is even more unpatriotic!
This means that these people are prone to moral kidnapping and harm others, which is not good for themselves. Really shouldn't!
What happened when Lang Lang donated piano to England?
First of all, this is somebody else's own business! Give it to whoever you want, and others had better not criticize it. If you are patriotic, then you should also donate money. Besides, is the piano affordable for ordinary people? Donate it to you Do you want it? I don't think what China needs is a piano.
Do you remember? In the past, entrepreneurs and caring people donated a large number of computers to poor areas, hoping that children could shorten their distance from the outside world and change their destiny as soon as possible. However, without the Internet, computers can't be used. Do people have to spend a lot of money to set up a network cable for you? So those computers can only be put in the warehouse, occupying space and making the school unhappy. Judging from this matter, Lang Lang is very wise. If donated to schools in China, the piano may also be a pile of rubbish.
What do many people want now? Money! It's best to give money directly and buy whatever you like. I remember that in the 1980s, the state gave farmers interest-free loans to engage in sideline business, but when the money went to farmers, how many people actually engaged in sideline business? It takes time and energy to raise chickens, ducks and sheep. Wouldn't it be better to play small cards and brag when you have time?
So some people use money directly to improve their lives. The village sent someone to investigate and deal with it. Some people borrowed some pigs and put them on display in the pigsty. As a result, few people get rich, and most people don't return the last principal to the country. Many years later, many people are shameless and regret that they have less money and are not grateful.
The same is true of Lang Lang's donation of piano. In fact, Lang Lang has donated a lot of money to China over the years. Oh, it's superficial to donate the piano to England this time. Forget about the money used before.
As early as May 2008 12, Lang Lang donated money to Wenchuan and participated in the first benefit performance of literary and art workers in the capital. The donation for this performance reached17 million yuan. Lang Lang contributed a lot to this charity performance and promoted the international market. In addition, he also donated mineral water worth10 million yuan to the people in the disaster area along with the Tibet glacier.
Soon after, in September, Lang Lang performed in the concert of 100,000 people square held in new york Central Park, USA. The Steinway red piano used for the performance was later auctioned, and the proceeds were also donated to the Sichuan disaster area. Recently, it also donated materials to Shanghai.
So there is a saying that the poor must have something hateful! You can't do it yourself, but you make irresponsible remarks about others. I just hope these criticisms don't make Lang Lang too chilling!
Love knows no borders, and education knows no borders. We are an individual. No matter which country we come from, we are all earthlings, bathed in the same sunshine and with the same blue sky overhead.
No matter which country you donate Qin to, it reflects a kind of fraternity, a kind of respect for education and a kind of pursuit of art.
We should have the same mind as the sea and be tolerant. Isn't it a good thing to convey the power of China and the power of art with a sincere, inclusive and friendly heart?
Lang Lang donated hundreds of pianos to Britain. what do you think? I am calm, fair and objective, and look at it in two.
Lang Lang didn't eat our food or use our money. He donated the piano with his own money and love, didn't it hinder us?
Lang Lang is an ambassador to the United Nations and a world-class pianist. He is a master of universal love, and his mind, pattern and vision are transnational.
Lang Lang said in an interview: "I think music has no national boundaries, and children themselves should be fairly baptized by music. I also hope that more children can get in touch with music, love music and use their own strength to feel the beauty brought by music. "
There are currently 35 million piano teenagers in China, and the world-class pianist Lang Lang is undoubtedly the guide of these children's musical dreams.
"Music is my passion, and public welfare is a feeling." This was revealed by Lang Lang in another interview.
Love knows no borders, especially music. Besides, we can't just see him donating pianos to foreign countries, but ignore his donation and contribution to China.
The International Music Fund established by Lang Lang has provided nearly 200,000 children in China and the United States with opportunities to learn music.
Since 20 18, Lang Lang, who is keen on public welfare, has also donated 44 "Happy Piano Keys" music classrooms, 1400 pianos and trained more than 400 grass-roots teachers to poor children in 32 cities and counties through the Lang Lang Art Foundation. All public welfare projects have benefited more than 24,000 students.
Needless to say, the figures above are the most telling.
Besides, Lang Lang's donation of piano to Britain can not only promote music and strengthen music education in Britain, but also benefit indirectly.
Lang Lang's move can further enhance his international popularity and influence. Once he wins more British markets, can't he make money in Britain?
Therefore, it can be said that Lang Lang's donation of piano to Britain is not pure charity and charity, but also a commercial investment. Sooner or later, I will earn it back with interest. Of course, this multi-objective good thing is supported and supported by both hands.
Regardless of Lang Lang's real purpose and original intention, the generous donation of hundreds of pianos is courageous and commendable. Please don't kidnap morally.
Oh, actually think about it, just like Britain donated guzheng or guqin, or erhu and other musical instruments to our country What is needed is not the rarity of the British, but the name. To say the least, it is still tax deductible. No, well, who told you that donations from rich and famous people are actually "show"?
Someone donated pianos to Britain and wanted to train British piano talents? I can't understand as an ordinary person? Is this the spirit of internationalism? What's the purpose? As China people, although we have entered a well-off society, our basic education is still relatively weak. How many rural students can learn piano lessons? Wouldn't it be nice to donate these pianos to those rural schools and train a group of rural children to learn piano? Since you are a rich man from China, is your behavior a sign of patriotism? Do you think the people of the country are not good to you? Is it true that I am not a moral kidnapping? Did the British train you? Britain is a developed capitalist country? Can I help you?
Pave the way for their own business development, and let the British calm down and think about how to develop in the future.